mesopause

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Etymology

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From meso- (middle) +‎ -pause (boundary).

Noun

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mesopause (plural mesopauses)

  1. (meteorology) In the atmosphere, the boundary between the mesosphere and the thermosphere or ionosphere. It is the atmospheric boundary where the temperature reaches its minimum value.

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The mesopause commonly lies between 80 and 90 km (50-55 mi) above sea level (ASL)

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